Column: I Have No ‘Daily Drinker,’ I Just Drink Good Stuff Daily
Column: I Have No ‘Daily Drinker,’ I Just Drink Good Stuff Daily
Whiskey fans often ask each other, “What’s your daily drinker?”
I used to have a quick answer Old Forester Signature, Wild Turkey 101, Elijah Craig and the like but no more. Often my reply is, “You know, that’s hard to say. I like so many things.” Truth is I have too many too many options to choose one easily.
I don’t know when the choices overtook me, but the shift became evident when I moved my collection of books off our great room shelves to make room for bourbon, rye, tequila, gin, rum, brandy and all the cocktail amendments to make ‘em fancy. When days end with my wife and I beginning our 8 p.m. “What’cha drinking tonight?” routine, I’ll spend at least 3 minutes surveying the bulging shelves, slack-jawed and struggling to decide. Eventually she hollers from the other room to, “Just make me an old fashioned,” be
Cocktail Queries: What Are the Best Bourbons Under $30?
By Jim Vorel | February 10, 2021 | 2:33pm
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Cocktail Queries is a Paste series that examines and answers basic, common questions that drinkers may have about mixed drinks, cocktails and spirits. Check out every entry in the series to date.
We’ve already published some overarching pieces on the concept of “value” as it exists within different price tiers of the bourbon world, but this seems like a good moment to dig down a little deeper. To set a specific price cap, and really get into what the